Jesus Loves Me

In his semi-autobiographical book Blue Like Jazz, Donald Miller explores his journey in seeking a relationship with God. It serves as a reflection on his search for identity, which is a challenge for Miller because he was raised in a society that “ditched” critical thinking, soul searching, and the importance of growth in Christianity. Miller touches on subjects involving the identity of God, confession, sin, and the Church. His various interactions with friends and his experiences in his youth…

functions within the Godhead. As a Moravian Christian, I look to Jesus Christ as the ultimate example of what we can know about God’s nature. Moravians have at times been accused of being too Christocentric. However, Jesus’ selfless life, death, and resurrection provide a model for us for how we experience God and God’s kingdom on earth. Jesus’ life of service shows us how we are to live and serve as the hands and feet of Jesus Christ to a hurting world. The Holy Spirit is in and of and…

doctrine is the foundation for the Christian faith. Like God, it is crucial to understand exactly how he relates to us and how it relates to him. But it increases the most complex questions. How will God be two and three? Trinity is a contradiction? If Jesus is God, why would he record the Gospel records of God's prayer? Although we can not fully understand the Trinity, we can answer these questions and come to the solid understanding of what it means to be three. One God, Three Persons The…

my life. God is definitely on the move and has been preparing me for this journey in the MOL program. Thinking about events in my life that contributed to my growth as a leader, several events come to mind. The first has to do with my calling into full-time ministry. Growing up I always planned to be a teacher and many of my experiences involved teaching; Sunday school, Vacation Bible School, swimming lessons. It never occurred to me that God had a different plan in mind for my life. Following…

Testament times). Now, there is only one way God speaks to humanity. In these last days, God speaks to us through His Word, which was revealed through His Son, Jesus Christ. It was written by men as they were inspired by the Holy Spirit. Upon His return to the father in heaven, He told His apostles that the (Comforter) Holy Spirit would come to be with them and would remind them of all the things He had taught them and guide them into all truth. (Luke 10:16; Luke 12:12) The apostle John…

He presented these ideas without giving support to Jesus actually going to Hell. This support is necessary since there is not much known support, outside of the line in the Apostles’ Creed, at the moment. Williams wrote, “the descent clause does not rightly belong to the Creed” (89). So, the whole basis…

Prosperous Dinner Party Tonight was the night, I finally had caught three of my good friends on some off time and was treating them to a nice formal dinner at my house. First, I finally got a hold of Jesus Christ, a central figure of Christianity and the believed Son of God. After inviting Jesus, I of course had to extend an invitation to Muhammad, the founder of Islam, and the last prophet of God as known by the Muslims. Finally, Moses, largely considered the largest of the Jewish prophets,…

Bible. My mother in particularly spent much time reading me Bible story and scriptural text. You see, it was five children in my family and dad routinely worked two to three jobs to make ends meet. I was a very sickly child experiencing a significant number of childhood diseases during my adolescent years. As a matter of fact, I failed two grades in elementary school for missing too many days with sickness. Spending so much time at home gave me the unique opportunity to spend more time with my…

back into manuscripts. I recognize this as a strong strength in the book. Archer is smart enough to find her theme ‘worship’ from anywhere. She analyzes the epilogue. The Apocalypse comes to a close with a brief benediction; “the grace of the Lord Jesus be with you all” (Rev. 22:21 NIV). Archer says “the benediction serves as a conclusion to the entire worship setting of the Apocalypse, likely reflecting the benediction spoken as the conclusion to the worship services in the seven churches.…

Philemon. Not because these two are more spiritual and more depth than others, but they are easier to understand towards me. Galatians and Philemon both have straightforward themes and contents, which are easier for me to catch the key points. Though, as explaining one plus one equals two, the simpler ideas show the deeper truths. These two books teach me a lot of words of Jesus. Galatians is an angry letter (Col. 3:1) from Paul to a number of congregations in Roman province where called Galatia…